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Glial cells may take on big jobs in unexpected parts of the body

Jun 02 2022 6:00 AM

Scientists are finding mysterious glia in the heart, spleen and lungs and wonder what they're doing there.

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The world's fastest supercomputer just broke the exascale barrier

Jun 01 2022 3:10 PM

The Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee clocked in at more than 1.1 quintillion calculations per second.

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Trained dogs sniff out COVID-19 as well as lab tests do

Jun 01 2022 2:00 PM

Dogs can be trained to sniff out COVID-19 cases. They're overall as reliable as PCR tests and even better at IDing asymptomatic cases, a study suggests.

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The Solar Orbiter spacecraft spotted a 'hedgehog' on the sun

Jun 01 2022 7:00 AM

In its closest flyby yet of the sun, the Solar Orbiter came within 48 million kilometers of our star, revealing new details.

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Great white sharks may have helped drive megalodons to extinction

May 31 2022 4:27 PM

Analyzing zinc levels in shark teeth hints that megalodons and great whites competed with each other for food.

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An 'acoustic camera' shows joining the right boy band boosts a frog's sex appeal

May 31 2022 11:00 AM

Serenading with like voices may help male wood frogs woo females into their pools, analysis of individual voices in a frog choir shows.

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Scientists hope to mimic the most extreme hurricane conditions
May 31 2022 7:00 AM

A $12.8 million NSF grant is funding the design of a facility that can generate winds of at least 290 kilometers per hour and towering storm surges.

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A twisted belt of carbon atoms joins carbon nanotubes and buckyballs in the list of carbon structures scientists can create.

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May 26 2022 6:00 PM

In the wake of mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas, a gun violence researcher shares what can be done to reduce gun violence deaths.

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High altitudes may be a climate refuge for some birds, but not these hummingbirds
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After being moved to a spot high above their typical home, Anna's hummingbirds seemed to struggle to hover in the thin air.

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4 answers to key questions about the monkeypox outbreak
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Lasers reveal ancient urban sprawl hidden in the Amazon
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Headbutts hurt the brain, even for a musk ox
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